Radicalization and Recruitment
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Towards a Mixed Scanning Approach to Countering Violent Extremism: Emerging Media and You…
Digital communication technologies have become vital tools for violent extremist groups, enabling recruitment, ideological dissemination, and covert coordination. This study investigates how …
Strengthening Evidence-based Practice in P/CVE with the INDEED Repository of Studies on R…
The field of Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism (P/CVE) has witnessed significant growth in empirical research over the past decade, particularly in …
An integrated model for youth radicalisation: examining the impact of life-course and sit…
The study of at-risk and radicalised youth has emerged as an area of academic interest. However, there are few models or theories …
Understanding the history and operations of Al Shabaab in Kenya through the lens of Kant'…
During the conception of the al Shabaab (AS), the notion of violent extremism seemed inconceivable, yet it is the most infamous terrorist …
Community, More than Conviction: Understanding Radicalisation Factors for Young People in…
The radicalisation of young people has been a noted challenge in security discourse. This study sought to better understand the radicalisation of …
LGBTQ+ Victimization by Extremist Organizations: Charting a New Path for Research
Anti-LGBTQ+ narratives are deployed by extremist groups with contrasting ideologies, from Jihadis to right-wing extremists and QAnon to Incels. Using these different …
Resisting Radicalization: Exploring the Nonoccurrence of Violent Extremism
Precarious living conditions across the Balkans, the Middle East, and North Africa create fertile ground for radical ideas. Yet, despite genuine grievances …
Foreign and Familiar: Recruitment Pathways of Young People Engaged with Extremism in Aust…
It has been well-established by leaders of the Australian national security community, such as the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation and the Australian …
Understanding the Role of Masculinity through the Perspectives of Countering Violent Extr…
Within the field of Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) male clients are overwhelmingly represented, which reflects the key and complex significance 'masculinity' has …
You're in or You're out:' Ethos of Change in the Lives of De-radicalized Youth in the Ken…
Notoriously placed, ghettos and slums are perceived as locations for violence, drug abuse, violent gang operations, and other vices. In Kenya, the …
Harnessing Kenyan Mothers Knowledge to Counter Violent Extremism: A Contribution to Femin…
The capturing of the knowledge of Kenyan mothers can improve the effectiveness of countering violent extremism efforts. This is because African women …
Journey to Extremism in Africa: Pathways to Recruitment and Disengagement
This landmark UNDP study presents the most extensive empirical investigation to date on recruitment to and disengagement from violent extremist groups in …